Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Notification of Upcoming Meeting, 86899 [2023-27537]

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• General Services Administration

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 86899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27537]



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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

[Notice-Q-2023-06; Docket No. 2023-0002; Sequence No. 42]


Federal Secure Cloud Advisory Committee Notification of Upcoming 
Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Acquisition Service (Q), General Services 
Administration (GSA).

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 
GSA is hereby giving notice of an open public meeting of the Federal 
Secure Cloud Advisory Committee (FSCAC). Information on attending and 
providing public comment is under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section.

DATES: The open public meeting will be held on Thursday, January 18, 
2024, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST). The agenda 
for the meeting will be made available prior to the meeting online at 
https://gsa.gov/fscac.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be accessible via webcast. Registrants 
will receive the webcast information before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle White, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), FSCAC, GSA, 703-489-4160, [email protected]. Additional 
information about the Committee, including meeting materials and 
agendas, will be available online at https://gsa.gov/fscac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    GSA, in compliance with the FedRAMP Authorization Act of 2022, 
established the FSCAC, a statutory advisory committee in accordance 
with the provisions of FACA (5 U.S.C. 10). The Federal Risk and 
Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) within GSA is responsible 
for providing a standardized, reusable approach to security assessment 
and authorization for cloud computing products and services that 
process unclassified information used by agencies.
    The FSCAC will provide advice and recommendations to the 
Administrator of GSA, the FedRAMP Board, and agencies on technical, 
financial, programmatic, and operational matters regarding the secure 
adoption of cloud computing products and services. The FSCAC will 
ensure effective and ongoing coordination of agency adoption, use, 
authorization, monitoring, acquisition, and security of cloud computing 
products and services to enable agency mission and administrative 
priorities. The purposes of the Committee are:
     To examine the operations of FedRAMP and determine ways 
that authorization processes can continuously be improved, including 
the following:
    [cir] Measures to increase agency reuse of FedRAMP authorizations.
    [cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden, 
confusion, and cost associated with FedRAMP authorizations for cloud 
service providers.
    [cir] Measures to increase the number of FedRAMP authorizations for 
cloud computing products and services offered by small businesses 
concerns (as defined by section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632(a)).
    [cir] Proposed actions that can be adopted to reduce the burden and 
cost of FedRAMP authorizations for agencies.
     Collect information and feedback on agency compliance 
with, and implementation of, FedRAMP requirements.
     Serve as a forum that facilitates communication and 
collaboration among the FedRAMP stakeholder community.
    The FSCAC will meet no fewer than three (3) times a calendar year. 
Meetings shall occur as frequently as needed, called, and approved by 
the DFO.

Purpose of the Meeting and Agenda

    As a continuation of the FSCAC meeting series from October 19, 2023 
through November 9, 2023, the January 18, 2024 public meeting will be 
dedicated to the Committee members reviewing their finalized feedback 
regarding their initial recommendations to the GSA Administrator and to 
vote on their deliverable to the GSA Administrator. The Committee will 
provide initial recommendations on their priority initiatives, to 
include authorization path improvements, continuous monitoring (ConMon) 
process improvements, and automation initiatives and opportunities. The 
meeting agenda and draft deliverable will be posted on https://gsa.gov/fscac prior to the January 18, 2024 meeting.

Meeting Attendance

    This virtual meeting is open to the public. Meeting registration 
and information is available at https://gsa.gov/fscac. Registration for 
attending the virtual meeting is highly encouraged by 5:00 p.m. EST, on 
Tuesday, January 16, 2024. After registration, individuals will receive 
instructions on how to attend the meeting via email.
    For information on services for individuals with disabilities, or 
to request accommodation for a disability, please email the FSCAC staff 
at [email protected] at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Live 
captioning may be provided virtually.

Public Comment

    Members of the public will have the opportunity to provide oral 
public comment during the FSCAC meeting on January 18, 2024. Written 
public comments can be submitted at any time by completing the public 
comment form on our website, https://gsa.gov/fscac. All written public 
comments will be provided to FSCAC members in advance of the meeting if 
received by Wednesday, January 10, 2024.

Elizabeth Blake,
Senior Advisor, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-27537 Filed 12-14-23; 8:45 am]
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